Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Portland, ME

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $439.00 to $1,131.05, with a median of $860.40. The lowest listed price is at Bridgton Hospital — $421.40 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $860.40 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 70486, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 2026.

Lowest$439.00Bridgton Hospital
Median$860.40half pay less
Highest$1,131.05in this market
Difference2.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.

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Lowest $439.00Highest $1,131.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bridgton Hospital lowest Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC CT SCAN,MAXILLOFACIAL AREA,W/O CONTRAST $439.00 $1,417.19 $425.16–$1,285.39 69% Apr 29, 2026
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST $799.75 $799.75 $103.85–$754.96 — Sep 9, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CT SINUS/FACIAL WO 70486 $860.40 $1,434.00 — 40% —
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York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-CT SINUS/FAC W/O 70486 $860.40 $1,434.00 — 40% —
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MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST $1,017.05 $1,017.05 $102.92–$956.03 — Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST $1,131.05 $1,131.05 $102.92–$1,063.19 — Sep 9, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $439.00, median $860.40, highest $1,131.05 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $938.73. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A CT of the face (maxillofacial area) makes detailed cross-section pictures of the sinuses, facial bones and eye sockets. It is most often ordered for long-lasting sinus problems, before sinus surgery, or after a facial injury. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.